Sunday, November 04, 2012

• • •Hurricane of Selfishness: Ayn Rand, Glenn Beck, and Disaster ResponseSanjay Sanghoee, Huffington PostCapitalism|Egoism|Paul Ryan|[T]his piece is not about politics, Paul Ryan's budget plan which advocates slashing funding for federal emergency services, or even about President Obama's deft handling of this crisis. It is about a highly dysfunctional philosophy that millions in America live by - the objectivist philosophy of Ayn Rand - and which we need to reject once and for all. The best way to illustrate just how myopic, and indeed dangerous, this philosophy is, let us imagine how Rand and one of her current torch-bearers, Glenn Beck, would likely have responded to Hurricane Sandy had they been in charge [...].Published: 2012-10-30